Since you've got multiple stages: ssh -> mc -> mcedif/view -> toggling ... you need to determine/say which stages are OK, to be able to focus on the potential problems, by knowing what NOT to look into.
I too have inconsistent-behaviour/confusion with mc from: x86PC <--> rPi via eth0. == We don't want to have to go-down-to `strace` ?!! == Since you are playing with the deep/heavy-artillary of `strace`, can you see which of [say 8 running mc - in X] has got it's inactive panel on pathX, when lsof | grep mc | grep <pathY> shows the active panel ?? == eg. lsof | grep mc | grep ALO <-- shows: mc 19280 root cwd DIR 8,34 160 2449 /mnt/toshi/ALO because mc [pid=19280] has active panel on: /mnt/toshi/ALO == Now I'll toggle the active panel to /root/.ssh ; as seen by: lsof | grep mc | grep 19280 | grep cwd <-- shows: mc 19280 root cwd DIR 3,15 4096 216823 /root/.ssh == Later on, since I've already go 12 mc open, I 'll want to know WHAT/IF mc has ALREADY 'got' mnt/toshi/ALO in its INactive panel, instead of opening ANOTHER mc! == The mc-system KNOWS that mc:pid=19280 has inactive panel on /mnt/toshi/ALO, and also the PATH of mc:pid=19280 's ACTIVE panel. My X-syatem [blackbox] shows me which workspace/terminal has got mc @ /root/.ssh so then, I can just go to that WS:VT to find the suitable mc. _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
